On 15 Jun 2012 at 9:32, John Potter wrote:
> In the arena of Inertia and Gravity I think its a 2 part problem.
> 1. Using gravity technology to 'nullify' the 'pull' of a planet's gravity
> field so that any object effected would have buoyancy in proximity to the
> gravity source (regardless of medium, air, methane, none, ect) doesn't
> strictly remove the issue of killing the biological occupants or relieving
> the craft's frame stresses when performing 90 degree turn when traveling
> 'at speed" even if the craft would be capable of performing such
> a maneuver without simply tearing itself apart.
>
> 2. Many Scifi settings assume Inertia compensator as part of gravity
> manipulation technology. Whether true or not it releases the authors having
> to explain elaborate ship/vehicle design to simulate a comfortable
> working/traveling environment for the characters of their setting/stories.)
>
> A possible technobabble explanation could be motion 'experienced' but a
> given object, be it organic or in-organic, can be cancelled out by a
> quantum field of equal frequency in a similar way sound wave can be
> canceled by a precisely opposite sound wave. This would nullify the
> 'experience' of motion for the effected object/person without actually
> impeding the motion of the object is space/time.
Much simpler. Given "artifical gravity" (not due to spin), all you
have to do is have the "grav plates" tied in with the maneuver drive.
If the drive is accelersatibng the ship in direction +X (giving an
apparent "gravity" in the -X direction) the grav plates just exert a
equal and opposite pull in the +X direction.
That nullifies the apparent gravity due to the ship's maneuvers.
If the ship is built such that the direction of acceleration would be
perceived as "up" or "down", then you either crank the plates up a
bit more or a bit less to provide the proper amount of artifical
gravity inside the ship.
Not "inertial compensation", actually. Just playing with the gravity.
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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
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